Signaling apparatus for waiters



June 19, 1928.

- Y l K. SCHMIDT SIGNALING APPARATUS FOR WAITERS Filed Nov. 25, 1925' Patented June 19j, 1928.

UNITED S'E'AEES KARL SCHMIDT, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

SIGNALING APPARATUS FOR VJ'AITERS.

Application filed November 25, 1925, Serial No. 71,424, and in Germany December 1, 1924. j

The usual signaliiig-arrangements, by which the guest indicates through soundor light-signals, that he wishes the wait-er to come to him have the disadvantages ot' a" very complica-ted construction, and the costs ot' manufacturing are much too high, also they are unreliable when in use` for that reason very 'few of these arrangements have been bought up to now.

vri`he object of the invention is a signaling arrangen'ient for wagers, which has against ail known similar arrangements the advantages ot an exceedingly simple construction, the costs o'i' manufacturing vey sinail7 1i it will always remain in good work' g-condition, and because they can be delivered l'ree ot charge to owners `ot restaurants-` coi'ee-houses and so on. they can be used t' r advertieing-purposes, so that it is possible J? to distribute this arrangement very quickly and this will do away with the tongVv waiting 'for the waiter.

T he arrangement. is constructed in the fol# lowing manner:

5 Upon an ash-tray or any other object used in restaurants or the like localities two posts are lined, which have between their top-ends either upon an axle or between plugs aV rotary disk, which is provided with directions for use ot the. arrangement. The disk is usually in an upright position. but when the guest requires the service of the waiter the disk is turned in a horizontal position, so that the waiter may know tha1 he is wanted by the guest. As soon as the guest has given his order to the waiter, the disk is again placed in the upright position.

In the accompanying drawings Figure i is a. front elevation of my improved signaling apparatus.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view of the same.

Upon a socle a, which by way of example is formed like an ash-tray, two posts and c are fastened. Between the top-ends of the posts b and c is placed either upon an axle or between plugs e and f a rotary disk o1' plate d. The disk Vcl is provided with direc tions for use lot' the arrangement and is held in its upright position by an elastic bolt g, which projects inwardly from `the post b and arrangedat its projecting` end to engage one side edge of the disk and hold the latte-iin fined position when desired `When the disk has been turned into horizontal position 55 it is heldin such position by the plugs e and f or other suitable means. For instance, either or both of the plugs e and j may be provided with a block e arranged therewith, and having a flat side and a spring ,7i may be provided to bea-r against the es oi said block and so arranged as to engage the sidewhen the disk d is horizontal and thus by friction hold the disk in horizontal position. Any suitable means suoli as is well known to skilled mechanics may be. employed mounted between the upperends ofthe poc i 'the-pivotal oi said disc being horizontal and substantially midway between the sides ot the dise and the width ot the dise and the height of the posts being such that when the disc is in vvertical. posif tion'space is provided between the posts and between the base and the disc. for thev placing. of advertising devices and an elastic bolt projecting inwardly from onel of the posts and arranged at its project-ing end to engage one side edge of lthe disc and hold the latter in fixed position when desired.

In testimony whereof I amx my signature KARL SCHMIDT. 

